Citizens' Europe by Allan Rosas

Book Description

The Treaty on European Union (Maastricht Treaty) of 1992 for the first time introduced the concept of citizenship of the European Union. While few new rights were attached to the concept its importance lies in its symbolic value and its potential in opening up the future development of a European citizenship. This authoritative study of European citizenship and its legal and political context illuminates the notion of a citizens' Europe. Experts examine: the political and legal nature of the European Union; the political integration process; the principle of subsidiarity; the concepts of equality and citizenship; citizenship rights including electoral and other political rights as well as social rights; the status of third-country nationals; and the remedies and means of redress available to European citizens and residents.

These essays, written in honour of retired ECJ judge Pernille Lindh, reflect on the development of courts and judging in the EU since the founding of the Union in the 1960s, In particular they focus on recent reforms and proposals aimed at further increasing public confidence and democratic accountability throughout the EU judicial system.

The second revised edition of this acclaimed book brings the story of the EU's constitutional journey up-to-date. The book succeeds, where others have struggled, to make sense of the EU's complex constitutional order, focusing on its essential features but taking into account the profound changes which have taken place over the past 20 years.

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